The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...
In our last hour, we see how Rome exerted its fullest effort to eradicate Christianity. But both emperors and empires had fallen exhausted, while the faith grew stronger. It would be the conversion of ...
It’s not every day that a jaunt with a metal detector turns up something truly revelatory. One might expect to find a vintage engagement ring or a necklace lost to time—but a set of over a thousand ...
Cambridge Ma.: The Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, 2019. Pp. xxx, 382+. Illus., maps, appends., biblio., index. $35.00. ISBN: 0674660137 The Last Age of the ...
Constantine's Death Threatened to Split the Roman Empire Constantine's death would drive a crack through the Roman Empire, splitting it into West and East. Over the next several hundred years, parts ...
See museums and palaces in the “Rome of the North” and get a chance to experience the ancient empire without being overwhelmed by tourists. The Basilica of Constantine I in Trier, Germany, was a Roman ...